Küry, S;
Zhang, J;
Besnard, T;
Caro-Llopis, A;
Zeng, X;
Robert, SM;
Josiah, SS;
... Isidor, B; + view all
(2022)
Rare pathogenic variants in WNK3 cause X-linked intellectual disability.
Genetics in Medicine
, 24
(9)
pp. 1941-1951.
10.1016/j.gim.2022.05.009.
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Abstract
Purpose: WNK3 kinase (PRKWNK3) has been implicated in the development and function of the brain via its regulation of the cation-chloride cotransporters, but the role of WNK3 in human development is unknown. Method: We ascertained exome or genome sequences of individuals with rare familial or sporadic forms of intellectual disability (ID). Results: We identified a total of 6 different maternally-inherited, hemizygous, 3 loss-of-function or 3 pathogenic missense variants (p.Pro204Arg, p.Leu300Ser, p.Glu607Val) in WNK3 in 14 male individuals from 6 unrelated families. Affected individuals had ID with variable presence of epilepsy and structural brain defects. WNK3 variants cosegregated with the disease in 3 different families with multiple affected individuals. This included 1 large family previously diagnosed with X-linked Prieto syndrome. WNK3 pathogenic missense variants localize to the catalytic domain and impede the inhibitory phosphorylation of the neuronal-specific chloride cotransporter KCC2 at threonine 1007, a site critically regulated during the development of synaptic inhibition. Conclusion: Pathogenic WNK3 variants cause a rare form of human X-linked ID with variable epilepsy and structural brain abnormalities and implicate impaired phospho-regulation of KCC2 as a pathogenic mechanism.
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